Martha goes 'Meatless'

Buffalo News

Published 3:41 pm, Wednesday, February 6, 2013

If you are considering serving a vegetables-only supper to skeptical family members, you can hardly ask for a more reliable co-conspirator than "Meatless," the new volume from Martha Stewart Living. "The evidence that eating less meat protects against heart disease, cancer and several other diseases is more and more compelling," Allana Stang writes in the introduction. "And for all the dietary confusion we face, nutritionists have yet to say a bad word about vegetables."

Recipes cover small plate ideas, stovetop suppers, soups, casseroles, salads, sandwiches and pizzas, and more. The ingredients are mostly available at local markets, and they don't rely on processed meat substitutes designed to mimic meat.

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Adding to the volume's usefulness, the thorough index denotes vegan, gluten-free and special diet with easy-to-scan icons.There are vivid, detailed color photographs of all the dishes, and with the extensive testing that backs up the recipes, you can be reasonably certain of achieving a fair facsimile. Each section includes a guide to a dish to make use of practically any ingredient cooks have to use up.